I Am Black

I am black Dark black in my skin I have never thought of changing it Or improving it in their eyes- They that named me as a beast They that maltreated me with their minds They that enslaved, and hated me with all the books they know I am still black. I am black Dark black is my skin Black beauty is truly natural They that said black is all bad I have never hated my black skin Mix all the colours of the rainbow The colour you find is black But as I was preaching black beauty I heard my own dark black brother say, “Black man with black sense” Oh what a pity… I had to cry.